Resilient fastening clip



Dec. 8, 1953 NELSSQN RESILIENT FASTENING CLIP 3 Sheets-Sheet l Filed May11, 1948 Dec. 8, 1953 N. NELSSON 2,661,515

RESILIENT FASTENING CLIP Filed May 11, 1948 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 lvvsuvvie;

Dec. 8, 1953 N. NELSSON ,5

RESILIENT FASTENING CLIP Filed May 11, 1948 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 @(sm r IPatented Dec. 8, 1953 Nels" N lsen, C ca 1. assigns 1th i States GypsumCompany, "Chicago, 1-11., a corporation ,of Illinois Application May 11,1948, Serial 1 10126393 12 Claims; (01. er-zen This invention relates toceilingahd Walloonstructions and more, particularly to a clipi nethod ofanchoring lath panels and the like to support- :ing members.

Effectively anchoring lath panels to supporting members and atthesametime providing sufficient bonding between the panel and the wet coatof plaster applied theretoparticularly in ceiling construction-hasalways been a difiicult,

:costly and-laborious task. The dead weight of the panel plus the weightof the wet plaster applied thereto necessitates an anchoring device tobe used which possesses two important qualiaties,,namely; first,sufiicient strength and holding power to support the eombinedweightsoithe panel and the plaster, v-and secon dlm-to provide greater bondingbetween thepa-nel and the plaster soas to prevent the plaster fromsubsequently breakingawayifrom the face of the panel, due to its ownweight.

Various methods of anchoring lath panels to supporting members such asby nailing or screwing the panels, inlplace'or clamping the edge ofthevpanel' to said members, are greatly wanting in the second importantqualitymentionedabove. Another disadvantage :of the method of anchoringpanels by nails or screws ;is the .-inabilityof the wall or ceiling toyield with the-slight move- ;ment of the supporting members caused bysettling orseveretemperature changes, 7 Also, readily dismantlingawallor ceiling constructed in "this manner becomes almost an impossibility.In

the other method-mentioned, namely; clamping the edgeof the panel to thesupporting members,

vit is not infrequent to ,havebulging or sagging resultat theportion-ofthe panel intermediate :the edges, due to thedead weight ofthe plaster applied thereto.

Thus, it is oneof the objects of this invention to rovide an anchoringdevice which-hassuffi- .cient strength and holding power .to withstandthe combined weightsof the panel and the plaster and which also servesto increase the bonding between the panel and the plaster. 4

. It is a furtherfibjec't of this inventionto provide anflanchoringidevice which will enable the wall or ceiling to yield more readily totheslight movement of the supporting membersand thereby greatlyminimize theformation of cracks.

It is still a, further object-of this invention to provide an anchoringdevice which is simple in @construction, inexpensive to produce :andwill allow the wall or ceiling to be readily dismantled when desired. mi

It is a. still further object of this invention to formed byfth J1panels'i's a' e ten e e pf 'tion showine ,.inslqonstruction. houltheplasterco tapp'l a aek h esiaomi m th provide an anchormg "devicewhich wn-1 en 1e the construction of a wall or ceiling possessing betterconstructional qualities wi th a con si'dera ls ineiet malebQn- HQQFurther and auditions-1 objects 'wi'll appear from the descriptions,accompanying ,diafivliiigs, a damqe ided 1- j a I a In e l nce t t embom thi supporting membrsis provided having 'a head p gn a apted. 1 9embra e e d l timtt member. Extendingfh supporting inemb mi r nsverse, ebar ed ih l ,7 l a ,effz h tad bortion. E tending cm the li and d spsuin a l n ef tatements lef hm eh l t plane substanti m e' pnot ye lbthe' a l n u y ms- .poseaiwithtt ifl itbeJtht e o ixt s ai lo k For aspE tion w i h is eneti nteidtkii nt i w n'm pos ng the clii the head p01-m th f insea ,i flfii nlim ed placetl'in anedge ,1: edge'relat nt ithtnal entn ettlih a po s thenmdv a edge of the panel andjthenthefhaspportion "is lcrou le underlie i9 into 1 2? in h hl fi the lijadicent 'clip. 7 when the has}: portion is in the in't 1b kjedp si onwith t @Qiec nt 1 nt l 'b0 d' d3 tio tis deformedto asubstantiaIlystrghtfliiie a a resilientlycontactsfthewad I if; her and theSuDDort 1-;eclip is distributed pr ;tn'e panel.

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v P fi ii dif l ana ii wof this mventlon reference should now be Had tothe drawings wherein ritary viewfl i awall ossameef th'panelsandanchoringnclips in place prior lto he application orv fthefiinastercoat t'o'said pan'ls; y I

I i iS a ra t nsact na lieiv t e Fig. 3 is ntary mt tyiew pr tl'i'eflanchor r gciip show gan .1 and 2 V Big. Ass a fragmntarysec'tional 7'oiathe ceiling, [construction taken 7 along liii 554-4 bf Eig., 2;

Fig. 5'is a frgg ientaify perspective Vi??? of the @1110 show nghe mne'r or interloclgingthehook portionvof tanediacent clip ,ana am headsection Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of the yoked headportion and a portion of the body section of a modified anchoring clip;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of a wall construction with thecoat of plaster removed showing a modified clip used in anchoring panelsto a wall supporting member;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the wall constructionshown in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary perspective view of the head portion of theanchoring clip shown in Figs. '7 and 8;

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary perspective view of a wall construction withthe upper panel removed so as to expose the head portion of a modifiedclip used where side attachment of the clip to the supporting member isdesired;

The hook portion 34, mentioned above, which is angularly disposed andintegral with the body portion 30, curves slightly upward in the centerportion 41 as shown in Fig. 3, thereby restraining the hook portion 34from becoming disengaged from the extended leg 36 of the adjacent clipwhen once in the interlocked position, regardless of the tension andstrain caused from the added weight of the applied plaster. The end 48of the hook portion 34 inclines outwardly slightly to facilitateengagement of the hook portion with the leg 36 of the adjacentcooperating clip. The manner of interlocking the hook portion 34 withthe adjacent clip 38 is more clearly shown in Fig. 5.

A slightly modified clip 49 is shown in Fig. 6

wherein the connecting portion 50 interconnect- Fig. 11 is a frontelevational view of a modi- I fled clip;

Fig. 12 is a side elevational view of another modified clip;

Fig. 13 is a front elevational view of still another modified clip;

Fig. 14 is a side elevational view of another I modified clip;

Fig. 15 is a fragmentary perspective view of the head portion of themodified clip of Fig. 14 showing the manner of interlocking the 'hookportion of an adjacent clip of like design with said head portion;

Fig. 16 is a fragmentary plan view of the head portion of a modifiedclip;

'Fig. 17 is a fragmentary perspective view of the head portion shown inFig, 16, and

Fig. 18 is a perspective view of a starter clip. Referring now to thedrawings and more particularly to Figs. 2 and 3, an anchoring clip 20 isprovided having a yoked head portion 22 suitable for embracing asupporting member 24 in a transverse plane and having one leg 26extending away from said supporting member beyond the plane formed bythe lath panels 28. Disposed in' a plane substantially parallel to theplane of the panels 28 is a bowed body portion 30, which is connected tothe end of leg 26 by a connecting portion 29. The body section 30 issuitable, when 'in an operative position, to resiliently contact theadjacent face 32 of panels 28. Extending from and integral with .bodyportion 30 and angularly disposed with reference thereto is a hookportion 34 which, when in an operative position, engages or restsagainsta surface 29' of the connecting portion 29 of an adjacent clip 38and effects interlocking therewith. The surface 29 of the connectingportion 29 of the clip embracing of the studs or joists by head portion22 is such as to prevent rotation of the latter. The head portion 22 hasa second leg 44 which is disposed in the same transverse plane of thehead portion, as shown in Fig. 3, and curves inwardly toward the firstmentioned leg 26 so as to positively embrace the supporting member 24.The end 46 of the leg 44 flares outward slightly so as to enable theoperator to more readily cause the head portion to be brought intoembracement with the supporting member 24.

ing bowed body portion and the extended leg 26 of the head portion 22,is offset slightly from the plane of the panels (not shown) therebyenabling the operator to more readily cause the hook portion 34 of theadjacent clip to interlock therewith.

A modified clip 52 is shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 9 and is adapted forbeing used with a wooden supporting member 53. The principalmodification of this clip 52 from that of clip 26, as described above,is in the head portion 54. Rather than embracing the supporting member24, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, the head portion 54 is fastened byscrew or nail 56 directly to the wooden supporting member 53. The headportion 54 embraces the edge 55 of the panel 28 so that one leg 58 isadjacent the outside face 60 of the panel and thus holds the panel in aspaced relationship with the wooden supporting member 53, as shown inFig. 8. The other leg 62 extends transversely across the edge 55 of thepanel beyond the'plane of said panels to the body portion 58 which issimilar to that described above for clip 49. The head portion 54 isprovided with an eye section 64, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, throughwhich a nail or screw 56 passes so as to fasten and hold the clip 52directly against the wooden supporting member 53. The body portion 53and the hook portion 66 are the same as described above.

A slight modification is shown in Fig. 10 where in certain constructionit might be more desirable to fasten the clip 56 to the side 16 of thewooden supporting member 53, which is at right angles to the plane ofpanel 28. In this instance, the head portion H has one leg 12 whichextends substantially in a transverse direction and is offset 13,intermediate the panel 28 and the point of attachment 14 of the clip 68to the supporting member 53. The offset 13 enables the panel28 to yieldto the slight movement of the wooden supporting member 53 and therebymaterially reduces the possibility of cracks forming in the ceiling orwall. The body portion and hook portion, not shown in Fig. 10, aresimilar to those described above. i

Various other modified forms of clips are shown in Figs. 11, 12, 13, 14,and 16. In Fig. 11 the head portion 22 and the hook portion 34 are thesame as those for clip 20 described above. However, the body portion 16differs from the body portion 50, shown in Fig. 9, in that there is alateral offset section 18 intermediate the hook portion 34 and the headportion 22. When the clip is in position the lateral offset section 18contacts the face of the panel and thereby prevents any turning of theclip in the direction A, as shown in Fig. 11. 7

the latter act 7 1 ringkeys to-hoidtne plaster "indie securely agaiiistthis teaser the panel.

The clip 88, shown in Fig. T3, hasa modified bo'weasssy person 89, amodified head portion 90 and a loop-shaped hook portion 92. The bodyportion hasan offset or Z-shaped section 93, intermediate the head"person 9 0 "and the hook portion 92, extending laterally in eitherdirec- '20 tion. h The offset section 93 prevents turning of metal; ineither direction when it is beingpositioh e d. The head portion 911'"and hook portion a: "are substantially r. aspen nd U-s'hap'ed, re-

ssectiveiy. The manner of 'ositioning' clip 88 is tilfeir'e'verse'froin'thatftii 'positioning the other has t tneextenqeuieg94iof'the ad- 'ja'eri't an "and the head portion to is brought up intoposition so that the free end 96 of the head portion engages behind thesupporting member and then is bent around so as to embrace thesupporting member.

In the clip 91 shown in Fig. 14 the head por- 5 tion 98 is similar tohead portion 22 of clip 20 in that it embraces the supporting member ina transverse plane but its extended leg I00 is stepped, so that, whenthe panels are in erected position, the edges of the adjacent panelswill 40 be spaced apart to receive therein a portion of the coat ofplaster which is subsequently applied to the panel face, therebyenhancing the keying of the plaster to the panel. The hook portion I02also is offset slightly as shown in Figs. 14 and 15 and engages theupper step I04 of the leg I00 as shown in Fig. 15 so as to cause theadjacent clips to be aligned with one another.

Clip I05, shown in Figs. 16 and 17, has its head portion I06 normallydisposed obliquely to the plane of the body portion 30. The head portionI06 is adapted to resiliently engage supporting members, of varyingsizes, when the hook portion (not shown) is caused, under tension, toengage the adjacent clip.

Where metallic channel-type supporting members are used a starting clipI08 is required. The starting clip I08, as shown in Fig. 18, is adaptedto embrace the supporting member (see Fig. 1) in a transverse plane andhas one leg III! of such length that, when the clip is applied, said legextends beyond the plane of the panels, terminating in a loop II2,suitable for being engaged by the hook portion of the adjacent clip. Theother leg II4 of the starting clip I08 also is of such length that itextends substantially beyond the plane of the panels and is kinkedinwardly so as to resiliently engage the supporting member. The outerend II6 of leg H4 is outwardly inclined so as to facilitate engagementof the clip with the supporting member. The end portion I I 6 alsoserves as a handle for the operator to grasp when manipulating the clipinto engagement with the supporting member. After erection, the handleportion H6 may be bent back against as ear-fade of the board, or "maytially a right angle thereto and'hasa shank longv enough to extendbeyond the plane of the panels so as to be engaged by the hasp sectionof the. adjacent clip.

The legs of all the head portions above described extend sumcienuybeyond the plane of the panels for three reasons; namely,- (1), to allowready engagement by the hook portion of the-adjacent clip; "(2),-t'oprovide a ground, that is, to insure that a minimum thickness of plasterwill be applied to the panel face; and (3), to enable the appliedplaster to more readily 'surround the body portion of'the clip so thelatter will act as a key for "the plaster to tie 'the same more-securely to the lath panel.

Thus it will be seen that a clip method has been provided for anchoringlath panels and the like tosupportir-ig r neinbers, in a wall or ceilingconstruction which-has a sufi'icien't holding power to withstand thecombined weights of the panel and the plaster applied thereto, and alsoprovides greater bonding between the plaster and the panel. Thepanelsupporting clips are so positively interlocked With=eadhother-that, irre- 'spectiv'e of the 'weight exerted against tlie 'same,the adjoining ends of the clips will not become disengaged and thedanger of a falling ceiling is completely eliminated. Moreover thecurvature of the panel engaging portions of the clips is such that, whenthe clips are in operative position, they are deformed to asubstantially straight line and exert a pressure toward the panelsalways tending to hold the latter in proper position against theirsupports. Also it will be seen that a clip has been provided which issimple in construction, reliable, inexpensive to produce, and whichenables a wall or ceiling employing the same to be readily dismantledwhen desired.

While several embodiments of this invention are shown above, it will beunderstood ,of course, that the invention is not to be limited thereto,since many modifications may be made and it is contemplated, therefore,by the appended claims to cover any such modifications as fall withinthe true spirit and scope of this invention. Thus the support-engaginghead portions of the clips are disposed at substantially a right angleto the plane in which the body portion of the clip lies when in use.While this angle varies somewhat in the various forms of the clip andalso depends upon whether it is considered unattached or considered whenin panel-supporting position, the designation, in the claims, of atsubstantially a right angle is intended to comprehend these variousrelative positions of the head and body portions of the clips. Alsowhile the entire support-engaging head portion of the clip is shown inFigs. 1, 2, 3,. 4, 5 and 6 as being approximately at right angles to theaxis of the panel-engaging body portion of the clip, it is not essentialthat the entire head portion be so disposed, but only the portionimmediately adjacent the body portion, for the other elements of thehead portion may be otherwise disposed, as for example, as shown inFigs. 7, 8, 9 and 10. Accordingly, the designation herein atsubstantially a right angle for the relative position of the headportion with respect to the axis of the body portion, is intended tocomprehend various other relative positions of l the remaining elementsof the head portion other than that immediately adjacent the bodyportion, so long as the head portion, when in engagement with a support,is adapted to prevent rotation of the clip.

I claim:

1. A resilient clip for securing a lath panel to a support, said clipcomprising an elongated body portion, a support-engaging head portion atone extremity of said clip and a hook portion at the opposite extremityof said clip, said head portion extending at substantially a right angleto the longitudinal axis of said body portion and adapted fornonrotatable connection with said support, said body portion beingsubstantially arcuate in shape and the convex side of said body portionextending in the same direction as said head portion, a connectingportion joining said body portion and said head portion, said connect-,

ing portion including a hook-engaging surface, said surface and saidhead portion being disposed on the same side of said connecting portion,said surface being adapted to be spaced from the face of a lath panel adistance suiiicient for the reception of the hook portion of an adjacentclip when said panel and clip are applied to the support, said hookportion extending at substantially a right angle to the longitudinalaxis of said body portion and at substantially a right angle ,to thehead portion, whereby said hook portion is adapted to engage theconnecting portion of an adjacent clip and to be disposed between saidsurface of said connecting portion and the face of a lath panel; and thearcuate body portion of said clip is adapted to exert a continuingpressure on a face of the lath panel when said clip and panel areapplied to the support.

' 2. A clip as set forth in claim 1 wherein said head portion issubstantially U-shaped and the legs and bight of the U-shaped headportion are disposed in a plane at substantially a right angle to thelongitudinal axis of said body portion, said U-shaped head portion beingadapted to embrace the support.

NELS NELSSON.

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